Formalin treatment of refractory hemorrhagic cystitis.
Severe hemorrhagic cystitis can be a devastating complication of chemotherapy. Intravesical formalin may obviate the need for radical surgery in the face of failure of other conservative measures. Open instillation is favored in order to reduce the risk of complications.
Joseph
Craig M
CM
Division of Paediatric Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bowley
Douglas M
DM
Pitcher
Graeme J
GJ